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Re: Squirrel baffel question



gray squirrels are ok, if they're properly cooked.

;-)

gary phillips
conway, sc
sunset zone 31

"...where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment
of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with
reverence..." (J.J. Audubon)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Compton" <scompton@sc.rr.com>
To: "Susan Campbell" <ncaves@utinet.net>; "Carolina Birds"
<carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: Squirrel baffel question


> Dear energetic squirrel bafflers:
>
> OR, why don't we just acknowledge the squirrel's place in the world of
> artifical feeding and designate our seed and suet buffet tables as "Bird
and
> squirrel feeders"? The recent postings exaust me just reading about the
> elaborate efforts to balance the effects of our seed and fat offerings.
> I think the CBC ought to be FOR nature as much as possible. What's wrong
> with the squirrels taking part?
> Of course, if you want to gussy up your trees and erect
> feeders that look like the Soyuez, I guess it does no harm.
> The harm, if any, is in the concentration of feed in one spot without
regard
> to the seasonal hardening that would naturally occur when bird and rodent
> (pardon me, squirrel) have to learn to endure the lean months.
> By the way, I just returned from 6 days in the U.K. where
> I saw very few feeders in "gardens". Do we have more feeders here?
>
> Just wondering,
> Steve Compton
> Summerville,SC
> scompton@sc.rr.com
>
> PS: Anyone interested in my UK bird list,
> respond privately.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Campbell" <ncaves@utinet.net>
> To: "Carolina Birds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 8:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Squirrel baffel question
>
>
> > David and All--
> >
> > I think you might just want to try an upside down suet feeder. There is
a
> > really good one out by Rubicon International (Sinking Springs, PA).   I
> > purchased this spring when the grackles and crows were eating me out of
> > house and home.  It is designed such that the squirrels cannot get
around
> > the roof to get to the cake underneath.  Wild Bird Centers and Wild
Birds
> > Unlimited have them but I bought mine form the Morgan's bird store out
in
> > Nags Head.  Other pluses of this feeder include easy access for filling,
> the
> > suet being protected from rain (so very handy this summer)and that it is
> > made out of very durable recycled materials.  It is pretty inexpensive
> > (about $15) and will no doubt last a very long time.
> >
> > Mine is hung in a spot that squirrels could get to and they have
> > tried --very unsuccessfully.  But my yard birds figured it out right
away.
> > The catbirds were the first--they proceeded to use a new
approach--jumping
> > up and hovering to get a mouthful.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Susan Campbell
> > Whispering Pines, NC
> >
> >
> >
>